title: Insidious reintroduction of wild poliovirus into Israel, 2013.
abstract: Israel was certified as polio-free country in June 2002, along with the rest of the World Health Organization European Region. Some 11 years later, wild-type polio virus ₁ (WPV₁) was isolated initially from routine sewage samples collected between 7 and 13 April 2013 in two cities in the Southern district. WPV₁-specific analysis of samples indicated WPV₁ introduction into that area in early February 2013. National supplementary immunisation with oral polio vaccine has been ongoing since August 2013.
authors.affiliation: The Division of Epidemiology, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kopel
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaliner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moerman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moran-Gilad
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sofer
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Manor
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Shulman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mendelson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gdalevich
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lev
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gamzu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grotto
mesh_terms: D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000276:immunology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012722:Sewage / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral; D012722:Sewage